1.9.1 The craft should not operate commercially
unless a Permit to Operate High Speed Craft is issued and valid in
addition to the High Speed Craft Safety Certificate. Transit voyage
without passengers or cargo may be undertaken without the Permit to
Operate High Speed Craft.
1.9.2 The Permit to Operate High Speed Craft should
be issued by the Administration to certify compliance with 1.2.2 to 1.2.7 and stipulate conditions of
the operation of the craft and drawn up on the basis of the information
contained in the route operational manual specified in chapter 18 of this Code.
1.9.3 Before issuing the Permit to Operate, the
Administration should consult with each port State to obtain details
of any operational conditions associated with operation of the craft
in that State. Any such conditions imposed should be shown by the
Administration on the Permit to Operate and included in the route
operational manual.
1.9.4 A port State may inspect the craft and audit
its documentation for the sole purpose of verifying its compliance
with the matters certified by and conditions associated with the Permit
to Operate. Where deficiencies are shown by such an audit, the Permit
to Operate ceases to be valid until such deficiencies are corrected
or otherwise resolved.
1.9.5 The provisions of 1.8 should
apply to the issue and the period of validity of the Permit to Operate
High Speed Craft.
1.9.6 The Permit to Operate High Speed Craft should
be that of the model given in annex 2 to
this Code. If the language used is neither English nor French, the
text should include a translation into one of these languages.